11/9/2007

Level 2 Account Setup

Step-by-Step Instructions for Doing Electronic Business With The

Farm Service Agency

Level 2 Access

2. Click on “Online

Services”

1. Type in the following web

address and press “enter”

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/mt

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3. Click on “Create an

Account Page”

4. Click on “Level 2 Access”

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7. Password requirements:*At least 1 uppercase letter*At least 1 lowercase letter*At least 1 of the following non-alphabet characters: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! # - $ % * = + : ; , ? ~ (9-12 characters)*Must NOT contain your first and last name, User ID, Mother’s Maiden Name, Date of Birth, 4-digit PIN, security questions or answers, address or city*Can NOT contain dictionary words, spaces, tabs, or any other special characters not listed above*Will expire in 180 days

6. 'User ID' must contain only letters or numbers. (6-20 characters)

5. First and last name must match name on photo ID

8. Mother’s maiden name, Personal

Identification Number (PIN), and security questions

will be used for verification if you

forget your password.

REMEMBER THIS.

9. After information is

completed, click on “Continue”

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11. To revise or make corrections,

click “Back”

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12. If correct, click on

“Submit”

10. After Clicking Continue on the previous window, this page will be displayed showing the information that you entered.

13. This page is displayed after

clicking submit on the previous

window. Read this page carefully for

further instructions. 15. Important:

You must respond to the e-mail within 7

days or the entire process

will be terminated

and need to be completed

again.

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14. At this point, you are finished creating an account. The application can be completed after receiving the confirmation email.

16. The confirmation email will look like this page. The email instructs you to visit your local USDA Service Center to have your identity verified and authenticated. After reading ALL INSTRUCTIONS, click on “ACTIVATE MY ACCOUNT”

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17. When you click on “ACTIVATE MY

ACCOUNT” you will see this page informing you of

your activated account. Now you can go to a USDA Service Center to

show your identification.

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18. After visiting the FSA, you will

receive this final email indicating

your Level 2 Access has been granted. Keep this email for future reference.YOU ARE NOW READY TO DO

BUSINESS WITH FSA

ELECTRONICALLY!

Note: if your time between logging in with your username and password has been more

than 13 months, your password will have to be reset.